#I am also a big fan of train schedules

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It's been said before, but the imagery of Count Dracula throwing himself onto a sofa after his mad dash to clear the table and light the candles with the first book he could grab is hilarious.

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Hii I love ur blog and I was wondering if you could do hc's of salusa kiyoomi, komori motoya, atsumu miya, and hoshiumis type of s/o? Thanksss❤️‼️

Hello little cake! Of course I can! I hope it is to your liking ❤️

Kiyoomi Sakusa

I am 95% sure Kiyoomi would have a s/o who is more on the quiet side yet still confident

Since he is dealing with loud teammates on a daily basis timeskip, he prefers it if it’s more quiet

Obviously his s/o can have their silly moments but they should know their boundaries

Kiyoomi would definitely look for a s/o who can take care of themselves, physically and mentally

His s/o would also have to bring great patience and understanding into the beginning of the relationship

It takes some time for the Outside Hitter to warm up to someone

But once his s/o has broken down his walls and melted off the ice-cold facade, Kiyoomi is the most attentive boyfriend

He cleans, he has impeccable hygiene and incredibly smart

He 1000% has a routine for how to do things at his home or how he spends his day, his s/o has to accept his busy schedule and adjust to it

THE BEST LISTENER!

Kiyoomi may not be the best advice giver but if you need to vent, man‘s gonna listen without interruption

Invites you to all his games and you need to wear his jersey

I headcannon Kiyoomi is a very jealous person fight me

Please no nicknames for him (his partner would get the famous scowl)

I can see Kiyoomi dating someone who does not have a lot of contact with other people in their work life, so probably IT or a writer for example

Tolerates medical field workers😂

Motoya Komori

Motoya is on the tier list of golden retriever boyfriends

He’s so understanding, so cute and very romantic

I think it doesn’t really matter to Motoya what his s/o looks like or if his s/o is more quiet or more loud

Motoya grew up with Mr. anxiety himself, so he knows exactly what to do if you have panic attacks or suffer under panic disorders

But with every professional athlete, Motoya needs someone who understands his busy schedule and shouldn’t get mad about him going away for quite a while on away games or longer training days

Trust is everything to Motoya!

His s/o shouldn’t be a sarcastic person, Motoya would get annoyed by it eventually

Lowkey needs Sakusa‘s approval

Motoya has a high social battery, so his s/o should be able to handle lots of meet ups and social outings

His partner should be able to get along with his family, especially Sakusa since he is very close with him

Communication is also very important to Motoya, his s/o NEEDS to tell him if something is bothering them

Atsumu Miya

Cheeky asshole (my bae)

I can see Atsumu going for either a confident person like himself or someone submissive

Either would work but it would be more compatible if his s/o would be more submissive (even in the bedroom)

His s/o would also have to be tolerant of his direct behavior and shouldn’t take everything he says directly to heart (Atsumu can be mean at times and if he’s mad or moody, his s/o shouldn’t be too sensitive about it)

Atsumu needs a s/o who is smaller than him, he is a big teaser and loves to be teased back

S/o shouldn’t be afraid of physical affection, Atsumu is BIG on pda (kissing in public, occasional butt squeezes)

His partner shouldn’t be too clingy, Atsumu is very dedicated to his sport!

If Atsumu loses a game, his partner should be respectful about him wanting alone time or comfort

His partner can be athletic or in not so top shape, yet he would probably prefer one that can somewhat keep up with his stamina and go on runs with him or even train with him

His s/o HAS to get along with his twin brother, if they don’t like each other, it’s an absolute NO-GO for Atsumu (he may never admit it out loud but Osamu is Atsumu‘s whole world besides volleyball)

Kōrai Hoshiumi

Seagull boi

Would need a s/o who doesn’t mind his loud mouth

His s/o should be his number one fan and be quite feisty and a proud character

His partner should definitely be around his height or taller than him

Kōrai is a very competitive person, he would love to have a partner he can have bets with or fight against (like gaming, playing sports etc)

Kōrai doesn’t care what body shape his partner has, he will love them regardless

The bigger nerd his partner is, the better

Would have to be a big fan of animals, since his best friend is a vet and Kōrai occasionally has pets staying with him

Probably will adopt like 2 dogs with his s/o

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Check My Heart - 3

Hello all,

Here we are with another chapter and be prepared for a super sweet DadRowan...

MASTERLIST

A week had elapsed and on that morning in late August, Rowan was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for him and a lunch pack for his daughter. It was her first day of school and he needed it to be perfect. He had cleared his schedule for the morning and afternoon. 

The previous night she had been excited and together they had laid out the uniform and prepared the backpack. She had asked for a panda backpack but her pencil case, pencils and pens were all Hawks branded. He was going to buy her regular ones but Maya had wanted to flaunt her allegiances right from the beginning. He knew his daughter and was sure she was going to brag about him very soon and put in place anyone claiming Perranth was better. HE loved his daughter but would admit that she had spent far too much time surrounded by hockey players and for an almost 6 yers old she had very strong opinions already. 

His parents had convinced him to send her to a private school with great reputation and quite an interesting curriculum. He was nervous and prior to enrolment Rowan had requested a meeting with the headmaster to discuss his situation. Had to disclose that the mother was not in the picture and that his parents looked after Maya when he was away and also were the only people beside him to be allowed to pick up Maya from school. 

So far his daughter had lived in a sort of protected environment but now she was going out in the world and, although Elide had done a wonderful job at dealing with most speculation with regards to his marriage to Lyria, he was afraid that something might leak at the wrong time and reach his daughter.

Breakfast ready, he climbed upstairs and went in Maya’s room. His daughter was just getting off the bed, her elf light switched on “morning big girl.”

Maya ran to him for a hug which Rowan did not deny her “Are you excited about school?”

She spread her arm wide “this much.” Rowan kissed her and then both went back downstairs.

“I made you waffles.”

Maya smiled and tucked in as soon as the plate was in front of her.

“I spoke to Miss G and she knows you are starting school but you can have some training in the afternoon with her after school.”

“Can we go tonight, dad? I want to tell her about school.”

In the weeks since the day he had played on the ice with Aelin, he had met her almost every morning. He had started to teach her some basic hockey manoeuvres and in return she had tried to teach him figure skating. Suffice to say that it reminded him of when as a toddler he was learning to skate. But it had been fun. Neither ever mentioned their accidents and he was not sure if she knew about him but surely she was less grumpy with him.

“That we can do.”

“She is teaching me the tappo jump.”

“You need to show me.”

Maya smiled proudly and Rowan was looking forward to see his daughter on the ice.

*

When he arrived in front of the school he paused before switching off the car and pushed back the tears he felt pooling at his eyes. 

“Dada, school!” Maya was trying hard to unfasten her belt so he quickly jumped out of the car and went to her door “wait a second.”

Once his daughter was ready he grabbed the backpack, locked the car and together they walked to the main door. Maya was buzzing, Rowan was struggling to let her hand go.

Inside they were met by teachers and Rowan walked to the table to see where his daughter was heading to.

He had visited the school with Maya a while before and she loved it.

“Name?”

“Whitethorn,” he said quietly. Hockey was a big thing in Terrasen and he did not want any fans interrupting his moment with Maya. The woman at the desk smiled at him and then pointed to a specific room.

“Ready to see your class and meet your teacher?”

“Yes,” added Maya jumping up and down in excitement.

“Welcome,” said a woman with dark skin “My name is miss Falliq and I will be your teacher.”

“I am Maya and I love school.” The teacher kneeled and smiled “I am so glad.”

“Dada, I am at school.”

Rowan kneeled and hugged his daughter “I know baby and I am so proud.” A big kiss smacked on her cheek “and I love you so much.”

Maya returned the kiss “I love you too dad.”

Rowan all of a sudden could not pull back and let her go.

Then he took a deep breath and pulled back “I’ll pick you up after school and we are going skating okay?”

“Okay.”

Finally he stood and the teacher reassured him.

Rowan pulled back his cap and sneaked outside as quickly as possible. He hid in his car for a few minutes and fought the tears that threatened to spill. His girl was growing up fast and there was not a day in which he worried if he was doing a good job.

He was about to go back home but in the end he drove to the ice rink. Maybe some exercise would dull the ache of sending his daughter to school.

In the changing rooms he went for his lockers and wore a pair of training trousers and then his spare clean jersey. It felt strange to wear it again, with his fingers he brushed the C on the left hand-side then closed his eyes and pushed aside all the dark thoughts. 

As he walked along the tunnel he felt the soft notes of music filling the arena. He was positive it was Aelin and his step had an unexpected spring until he emerged out of the tunnel and froze. 

The usual pang of panic spreading through his body.

Rowan cursed. He had been feeling better recently and had no more panic attacks but now… he leaned against the wall and tried to control his breathing as his mother had coached him. She kept insisting that he had ptsd and maybe he should see a therapist but Rowan dismissed the theory every time. When he finally got his breathing under control he resumed his walk and emerged and spotted Aelin dancing at the rhythm of classical music. It was relaxing. While training with her they always kept the music on and he decided that it definitely did the trick. It had the power to keep him concentrated on the music and not on the ice.

He sneaked in and sat on the bench and studied her dance. She probably had spotted him but did not appear to be bothered by his presence. Aelin did a series of loops and jumps and he thought he recognised a Lutz. He had tried and learn more about the jumps and during their sessions he had managed to improve his single toe loop and a waltz jump, he still looked like a demented oaf but at least he was holding the landing now. 

He smiled and kept watching her. Aelin lifted her leg behind her, grabbing it with an hand and then he saw her body folding forward until it resembled a doughnut. She spun and he was mesmerised. 

Watching her skate was a thing of beauty. 

Rowan was quite familiar with some of the performances from when he was with Lyria but Aelin seemed on another level.

She was up straight again and skated in a wide oval to gather momentum, Rowan watched her get in position for a jump but as she was about to take flight he noticed the brief hesitation. That split second was all she needed. Her skate caught in the ice and went flying on the ice. Rowan in terror skated to her “Aelin,” panic in his voice.

“I am fine.” She snapped in a furious tone.

“What happened there?”

She was silent and turned her head away from him.

“Aelin?”

Silence.

“You were trying an axel.” He admitted as he had seen her preparing for a forward take off.

“I…” her hand went to her knee “I just missed the timing.”

Bullshit, he wanted to shout. He had watched a lot of her videos of her competitions and she never missed. She was amazing and all the accolades she had been attributed were deserved. All of a sudden he realised she was struggling just as much as him. 

“No, you didn’t.” He said softly and she looked up at him with a broken stare.

“I know…” he whispered and saw the surprise in her eyes “I saw the video.”

“You mean you saw me throw my career in the toilet.”

“It was a freak accident.”

Aelin scoffed hard “I landed a perfect triple axel and then what do I do? I fucking mess up with a Lutz?”

Rowan chuckled “well, it might be like us not scoring while on a 4 on 3 power play and an empty net.”

“You do realise I have no idea of what you just said?”

“We just need to teach you more hockey.”

They fell into silence and he sat at her side on the ice “want to know something cute?”

Aelin nodded.

“Maya started school.”

She squealed in delight “she told me that she was starting school, she was all excited.”

He lay down on the ice and could not care about the temperature.

“You seem sad.”

“No, I am happy, but it scares me at the same time.”

Aelin was about to ask something but Rowan stopped her and shook his head.

“Get up old man, show me some hockey.”

Rowan got up and went to the locker room and gathered some equipment and got back to the ice. He placed the net and the a few cones.

“You taught me some basic, now it’s my turn.”

He grabbed his stick and with experienced agility he zigzagged between the cones and scored.

“Do I need to cheer? What if I support the other team?”

“You really are a menace.”

Rowan huffed a laugh and continued “now, when you are handling the puck you need to protect it. Other players will try and steal it so they can score. To do that, you do this movement.” He placed the puck on the ice and showed Aelin the motions “see? You move it left and right and protect it using the blade as shield.” He finished skating and scored again “you try.”

He passed her the stick “This is huge.”

“That’s what she said.” He added with a smirk.

Aelin moved on the ice, her agility on the skates was perfect but he saw her struggle to control the puck that kept escaping.

Aelin screamed frustrated and Rowan moved closer. He pondered how close to get “Can I?” He asked, wary of personal space. When Aelin nodded he moved behind her and his hand covered her on the hilt. Slowly he moved their joined hands showing her the correct movements “Try now.” He pulled back quickly but the scent of lemon verbena still engulfed him. 

A scream of joy awoke him from his thoughts and he noticed Aelin skating among the cones with a far better control. She was a quick study. Of that he had no doubt.

When she scored Aelin celebrated with a loop and a jump and Rowan just stared at her mesmerised by that woman with fire in her veins.

“Well, you can join us next game.”

“No thanks, You brutes can have fun.”

Rowan stopped in front of her “now try and get to the net with me blocking you.”

Aelin grabbed the stick and concentrated in a fierce expression “I am ready.”

Although Rowan went easy on her she never moved much as he blocked at every single try.

“I give up.” She added throwing the stick on the ice “I don’t care about hockey anyway.” 

Rowan huffed a laugh “oh, the brute in me is hurt.”

Aelin was about to dismiss him when he stopped her “What’s a tappo jump?”

Her expression was one of curiosity “there is no such thing.”

“Maya said that she was learning the tappo jump.”

Then understanding dawned on her “the tap toe jump.” Quickly she demonstrated it to him “it’s one of the very basic jumps we teach, a fundamental,” Aelin did another jump but different “this is the bunny hop. Another basic jump.”

“Try the first one again.” She showed him and Rowan observed with interest.

A moment later he tried and crash landed on the ice. Aelin circled around him “All okay old man?”

“I haven’t fallen this much in a lifetime.”

Aelin nodded to his feet “your skates are not meant for this, you have no toe pick.”

“Oh, I have heard of that…”

“Good, now let me go back to my training before class comes in.” And with that she skated away leaving him on his own.

He chuckled to himself. It had been fun. Eventually Rowan went back to his training, allowing Aelin’s music to keep him focused. The team was getting back soon and he had to be prepared.

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Bangtan weekly report.

Hello everyone.

A sign of Yoongi! Literally! his signature on a wall at the grand opening of actor Ma Dong Seok's (or Don Lee) boxing gym. Is Yoongi doing boxing workouts now?

Even Chef Baek and Psy attended this grand opening. Yoongi's signature had its own separate panel on the wall...

Kookie finally came home to Weverse:

"ARMY, are you doing well? I'm good I'm working out a lot And I'm doing lots of cleaning too, just really cleaning it all, from floor to ceiling I'm making rice well too It's already mid-March I will come again I miss you a lot" (Trans cr; Aditi @ bts-trans)

I know they take aptitude tests etc. to discern what military specialty/occupation/job they would match better. It is fitting he's ended up in a job that keeps him indoors in a very methodical environment doing something he's already shown an interest in.

There's a chance those who work in the kitchen have to wake up a little earlier than the others to begin preparing the food.

And it tickles me to think there are probably many who surround him who address him as hyung.

AND! I know when he sees Jimin enter the cafeteria, he gets the hugest brightest smile on his face. If he has any say-so in the kitchen, he is making sure someone makes and serves the biggest pancake, best pork cutlet and gives Jimin a huge serving of pork and kimchi stew.

Taehyung sighting at a Compose Coffee in Chuncheon:

Looks like he's found his military version of wooga squad...

I think the organization of "promotions" for Fri(end)s was excellent. I am 100% sure Tae came up with the idea of having people he knows react to the MV. The fan meet that happened yesterday, scheduled Stationhead listening parties and the WKorea thing is pretty brilliant too where it appears he'll sing the song in a prerecorded clip to be posted soon.

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I wasn't sure if we would be able to get the song to #1 on the iTunes Top Songs list but we did it! There were some big releases yesterday.

And Hobi posted this on his IG stories:

This Wednesday will be the 100 day mark for Jimin and Jungkook (Tuesday for Tae and Namjoon). I wonder if all soldiers reaching that mark immediately take their 3 days off (or however many days it is) or can they choose when they want to take it?

I'd like to think Jungkook would be able to squeeze in a little bit of time enjoying one of those $1000 bottles of whisky that we spied in his fridge. I would assume he'll also swing by the house construction to pick out colors and flooring and such. I hope they get to eat some really good food and see all the people they want to see.

I learned they've been conducting readiness training and drills this past week with the U.S. forces stationed in South Korea. The report I read said they've doubled the scale of their drills this go round. (big worried sigh).

If you are in the northern hemisphere, I hope your allergies are not bothering you too much.

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New wonder kid- Fermin Lopez

These last few months have been absolutely crazy and there was absolutely no warning or time to prepare. My boyfriend Fermin has played football for his entire life and he has been under Barcelonas academy for a long time as well. Over the preseason he began training with the first team which was a huge achievement for him and I was so incredibly proud but I could never have predicted what it would lead to. Fermin went on the preseason tour expecting to maybe get a few minutes at the end of games which he did but no one expected him to burst onto the scene and play so well. When he scored in the Classico I was so excited and proud of him I couldn't sleep that night. Since preseason Fermin has been with the first team for every game and I've never seen him so motivated every day when he goes to training. 

As much as it has been wonderful to see Fermin finally achieving his dreams all of this has brought about a lot of changes in our lives. The two of us have been together for a long time and him playing football has never really been a big deal sure he has training a lot and I will go to his games but it's never been more than that. Now with the media getting involved things have just spiralled out of control. People are always stopping Fermin in the street and asking him to sign things while he is driving to training. The change happened so quickly it's been hard to keep up let alone to cope with it all. Before we would happily go our together to do things or go on dates just like any other couple but now I'm too scared of what might happen to even go outside with Fermin. 

I have always just been a normal girl I went to school like everyone else and now I am studying at university. There is absolutely nothing interesting about me whatsoever my family don't have loads of money and they don't have hugely important jobs we are all just a normal family. This is why I'm so scared of being seen with my own boyfriend now as I just know people are going to try and find out everything they can about me and judge me for being a normal person. I have also never been a big fan of social media sure I use it occasionally but my life isn't on there so the thought of people possibly taking pictures of me and Fermin out together and putting them on social media scares me as then everything is out of my control. 

With Fermin's new schedule the two of us haven't had as many date nights as we usually would and when we do they are always us just chilling in the apartment together. This has been perfect as it has meant I haven't had to tell Fermin about my stupid fears or have him think I don't want to be with him anymore because I really do. However my luck is running out as recently Fermin has been begging me to go to one of the games and I'm beginning to run out of excuses, saying I have work to do can only get me so far before he starts to get suspicious. There is another home game this weekend which he has been begging me to go to as he scored in the teams last game and he wants me to be there to finally watch him play on the big stage in person. All week I've been telling Fermin that I would try and get my work done in time to be able to go which is just a coverup for me to either gather the confidence or come up with a better excuse, neither of which are going well. 

I had the day off of classes today so I have been working on assignments and just sitting and thinking for most of the day. I finished some of my work and have been chilling on my phone looking at football gossip pages which only makes me more anxious about my situation as I see what fans say about players rumours partners and wonder what they would say about me as I'm not a model like most other girl. Just as I was beginning to go down a deep rabbit hole the door opened and a tired looking Fermin came in. 

"Hi amor how was your day?" I asked 

"It was good but training was long and hard today" he said 

"How about you relax and I make us some dinner, what do you fancy?" I asked 

"Can we just sit for a bit first I've missed spending time with you" he said 

"Of course come and cuddle with me" I smiled opening my arms for him 

He laid down on my chest and I began to run my fingers through his hair which usually relaxes him but I could feel he was still a little tense which meant there was something on his mind still. Fermin is one of those who can worry about a lot of little things thats one of the things we are alike in so overtime I've learnt to know when its something I should be concerned about and when it isn't and this seems like something I should ask about. 

"What's on your mind Fer?" I asked 

"Do you still love me?" He asked right back 

"What of course I do I love you so much why do you ask" I said

"I just feel like you don't want to be around me anymore you used to always come to my games and now I can't get you to even come to one" he said 

"Oh amor I'm sorry if I made you feel like that but the reason is because I'm nervous everyone knows who you are now and thats great but I don't know if I'm comfortable with all the attention it would garner if we went out together" I explained 

"So you still want to go places with me you are just scared" he questioned 

"Yeah I've seen what fans say about all these models other players are dating and I'm just a normal person I'm not anything special so I don't even want to know what they would have to say about me" I said 

"I understand carino but I promise you that no matter what people think I know my feelings for you and nothing will change that I want to show you off and bring you along on this journey too so please come to the game this weekend I promise I'll do everything I can to protect you" he said 

"I trust you so I'll got but I can't promise that I won't be nervous" I laughed 

"I get that but I want you to have fun too" he said 

"I will definitely have fun I always do when watching you" I said

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Today is finally match day and to be honest I think I'm more nervous than I am excited. This day has been on my mind all week and last night I didn't sleep at all because all I was thinking about was everything that could go wrong today and what people might be saying on social media after the game. I know it's such a stupid thing to worry about and in the grand scheme of things this moment won't matter especially when Fermin is celebrating winning trophies but right now it seems like a big deal. Before Fermin and I got together I was deeply insecure and he has helped me so much and now I'm in a much better place so I really don't want to go back but I can't control the comments and I certainly can't predict how I will cope with them. 

Since he woke up Fermin has been trying to keep me distracted and reassure me that everything will be ok. He is doing everything he can but today he can't beat the demons that still live in the back of my brain. As much as I admired my fears to him I never told Fermin the full extent of my worries as he worries about me enough already and he needs to be focused for the game so I don't want him to have anything extra on his mind. If he knew he'd tell me that he doesn't care and he just wants to help me but I care about him too much to have him stressing about me when I can cope on my own. 

The day felt like it went by at lightening speed and before I knew it Fermin was telling to to get ready as we needed to leave. Once we got in the car Fermin's hand grabbed mine straight away and he held it tightly squeezing it every now and then to reassure me. Most of the drive was fine but as we got close to the training ground there was a lot more fans in the streets who all had their phones out taking pictures and filming. That's when it really hit me that there is no going back now from now on I'll be known as Fermin's girlfriend and some people will actually care about what I do. I could feel myself getting more and more anxious as we got closer to the training centre and there was so many people on the pavements and in the road it was just very overwhelming. 

Finally when the car stopped I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding as well as I sigh of relief knowing that the worst part was over. I was so in my own world that I didn't hear Fermin talking to me until he put his hand on my cheek and turned me to face him. For some reason I expected him to be mad at me for not listening or for getting anxious but his expression was soft and his eyes had a loving look in them. 

"Are you ok amor?" He asked 

"I'm ok now that was intense I can't believe you deal with that everyday" I said

"You get used to it but do you promise you are ok" he said 

"Yeah I promise thank you for holding my hand it made it a lot easier" I replied 

With that he got out the car and ran around to open my door for me like he always does so we could head inside before the team head off to the stadium. Fermin got permission from Xavi to let me come on the coach with them because he didn't want me to have to go alone which I'm glad about as having to navigate the stadium on my own sounds stressful. He promised that he wouldn't leave me on my own at any point so when we got inside he text Gavi who was already ready to leave and he waited with me while Fermin got ready himself. I have known Gavi for the longest time but with him playing for the first team I don't get to see him as much as I used to so by actually going places with Fermin I should get to spend more time with some old friends. 

"Good to see you again hermana how have you been? Gavi asked

"I've been good busy with school as usual what about you?" I replied 

"Same as always I'm glad you agreed to come Fermin has been so happy ever since plus its nice to have you around" he said 

"Thats sweet I'm glad he's excited" I smiled thinking about Fermin 

"I know you're nervous but I promise everything will be fine the other girlfriends know you're coming and they can't wait to meet you plus once the fans get to know you there is no way they can hate you and if they do there is something wrong with them" he said 

"Thanks gavi I really appreciate you saying that" I said 

After that Fermin came rushing out and grabbed my hand again so we could get on the bus. The trip luckily wasn't long and once everyone was inside I met all of the other wives and girlfriends who were at the game and we all sat together getting to know each other. The longer I was there the more I began to relax as they have all been through this before and they are all ok and happy in their relationships which made the future seem not so scary. They were all so lovely and made me feel instantly welcome in the group they even added me to their group chat so we could all meet up at some point. 

Before I knew it the game had begun and was over the team win and Fermin scored an important goal. I was so proud of him and I couldn't wait to see him so I rushed down to greet him after he was ready. As soon as I saw him I jumped into his arms which he wasn't expecting but he still managed to catch me and stay on his feet. I don't think either of us could have a bigger smile on our faces even if we wanted to I was so over the moon that he scored and he was so happy he could've done it with me there. Even when he scored he dedicated the goal to me like he always used to which made the moment so special to the point that I didn't care when the camera pointed towards me. I kissed him a few times before he put me down and we made it back outside to team bus so we could finally go home which I can't wait for as it's been a long day.

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As always Fermin's alarm woke me up even though it's Sunday because he's insane and likes to get up and go to the gym. Usually I go back to sleep straight away especially on a weekend but today I sat up and grabbed my phone because I wanted to look at what was being said after yesterday. I know Fermin posted a picture of us so that any rumours were cleared up straight away but I haven't seen it so I wanted to just look at everything. I had only just unlocked my phone when Fermin came back in from the bathroom and took it right out my hands. 

"Sorry but I think it's best if you don't look at this today" he said 

"I'll be fine I promise" I said trying to convince him to give my phone back 

"Not happening I'm keeping home of this today and you can have it back when things have calmed down tomorrow if anything important happens I will tell you" he said 

"Are things really that bad?" I asked 

"No most comments are nice I just don't want you searching for the few bad comments" he says 

"You know me too well" I laughed 

"How about you come to the gym with me and we spend the day together so you are distracted plus I have missed your cuddles" he said 

"I very much like that idea" I replied 

[ggukkiedae]

anything for you, noona

date: september 4, 2018

warning/s: mentions of hate towards hannah being added into 127

notes from cia: i am in big chenhan mood rn i honestly just here like we should give hannah happy moments 😬 anyway, yeah

dialogue in italics are spoken in english, bold dialogues are spoken in chinese, korean age is still applied here, gif is from google

word count: 2.8k

hannah gets a birthday surprise that she honestly never expected

The day was going swimmingly well for Hannah, much to her surprise.

Not only did Mark and her manager somehow manage to buy breakfast from her favourite bakery (with the best apple tarts she knows), but she was also first in line for hair and makeup, which was the spot she always wanted because it gave her longer and undisturbed time to do what she wants before going to work. When she got to the van, Jeno and Jaemin had saved her her preferred seat despite the usual random seating arrangements they had.

Something was strange, but she didn’t quite know what was happening.

Even then, Hannah focused on working through the day as well as she could, especially because she was promoting with Dream. As much as she loved her 127 members, promoting with Dream always seemed less stressful. If it was because of many fans disliking the fact she was added into 127, she would never admit it. (It was.)

On the topic of comments from fans, Hannah absentmindedly pulled out her phone and opened her secret fan account. She was free until the live interview and stage anyway since rehearsals had already finished.

“Nope,” Renjun’s hand was quick to take her phone from her hand, “no way.”

She gave him a look, raising her eyebrow. “Injun, give me my phone back.”

“No can do, Hannah,” he lightly tapped her head with the corner of her phone then sat across from her, “because I know the things you look at whenever you pull that bird app out.”

She rolled her eyes at him and attempted to snatch her phone back, but he held it further from her. Her glare was met with a smug smirk.

Her friendship with Renjun had definitely evolved since their last comeback as NCT Dream. He was more quippy and less hesitant around her, and he took her teasing and snark with grace.

“You know,” she leaned forward like she was telling a secret, “we all know you just want to use my account to search for yourself.”

“Very funny,” Renjun deadpanned before shaking his head and handing her back her phone, “but, seriously. How many times do we all have to tell you not to look? Do you remember what happened just three months ago?”

“Not gonna happen again,” Hannah crossed her legs with a proud grin, “I’m way over that now.”

Renjun snorted at her, “I’d bet. With all the hyungs watching over you like hawks, I don’t think you can open your fan account or distance yourself again any time soon.”

She just laughed, throwing her feet on his lap, giving him a smile as he glared at her for it. Even then, Renjun placed his hands on her ankles, lightly drumming his fingers on her and humming We Go Up.

She leaned her head on the wall and closed her eyes, thinking about the past few months of training and promoting with the 127 members. It was a big change compared to how it was with the Dreamies.

On instinct, she would do her usual habits of making sure everyone had food and started eating before she would eat, cleaning and chiding when the others don’t clean, and discussing their schedules with managers among other habits, but the older members were quick to catch on to that.

Taeyong would tell her to leave the schedules and agenda to him, Jaehyun decided he would not take a bite of food until she started eating, Doyoung nagged her for nagging, and Johnny would actually physically pick her up to stop her mid-mom tendencies. Even Jungwoo, who started preparing with them for his 127 debut, would try to get her to not act too mature.

Not to mention Haechan stuck by her side the entire time, just hovering like he usually did. He always took those almost three months he was older than her by very seriously.

They all were attempting to baby her like how Jaemin or Haechan would, and it made her miss the casualness with the dreamies and being able to mother her two babies.

“Noona!”

Hannah opened her eyes to find Chenle running over to her. She took her legs off of Renjun so Chenle could pass and sit next to her.

“Yes?”

“You’re coming to my house today, right?” He gave her a hopeful smile. “You have to! The others said they’d come over. It’s for Chenji This and That!”

Hannah patted his cheek, “And what is this episode about?”

“We’re gonna try and cook for you guys,” he told her.

Hannah chuckled and leaned to give Chenle a kiss on the forehead, which he happily bent to receive.

“I wouldn’t miss it,” she smiled at him, “just as long as the managers know.”

“Jisung’s telling them right now!”

Just then, a stage manager knocked on the door and stuck his head in. “NCT Dream on standby! 15 minutes!”

“Thank you,” Mark bowed to the stage manager then turned to face everyone, “Alright guys, last hair and makeup check from the noonas then we go. We can do a quick stretch when we’re nearer to the stage.”

“You guys heard the man,” Hannah got up, pulling Chenle and Renjun up with her, “let’s go.”

The We Go Up stage was pre-recorded, so she didn’t need to worry about that. The 1,2,3 stage, on the other hand, was not pre-recorded. It was a strange situation since it was usually the other way around, but she just shrugged it off. Maybe it was the company’s newest wey of making sure the best performance if the title track is what the public sees.

Thankfully, the 1,2,3 stage was going well so far until the bridge where she peacefully sang her line and was going to kneel down like they all would so Haechan would have his Michael Jackson moment, but she felt herself being pulled into a hug.

To her surprise, Haechan had kept her standing with him and pinched her cheek while singing “saengil chukhahae!” instead of naega isseulkae.

She gave him a surprised look while muscle memory brought her back into the choreography. Some of their laughs sounded in her in-ears, meaning it was heard in the performance, but she didn’t mind. She didn’t even process the rest of the performance.

It was her birthday?

Somehow, she was able to dance on auto-pilot while mentally checking her calendar. It was the 4th. It was September 4th, her birthday. That’s why the boys were being extra nice to her.

The end of the song jostled out of her thoughts because, once again, instead of kneeling for the end like she usually would, multiple sets of hands kept her up, and she was brought into the centre of a group hug while Chenle changed a word for his last line, “Noona, just don’t move.”

She really couldn’t move, they were all squishing her in a hug, and she could feel Jaemin on his toes and rubbing his cheek on the top of her head. They started to topple over, making her laugh while she told everyone to get into position for We Go Up, which they’d still be dancing along to so the audience in the studio had something to watch.

The performance went by fast, and she gave the boys a look once they got backstage. Before she could say anything though, Mark yelled.

“1, 2, 3!”

The sound of six boys yelling the happy birthday song as all but Jeno, who had MC duties, followed her back into the green room, garnering some attention from staff and other idols around them.

The door opened, and she jumped back in surprise when confetti appeared and her manager carried a cake towards her. There was even a box of cupcakes on the table next to the door.

“Oh my god,” she laughed before gratefully accepting the cake and blowing out the candle, “I genuinely forgot what day it was today.”

“We know,” Jaemin hugged her from behind, “that was the goal.”

“That’s why we’re all going to Chenle’s house later,” Jisung grinned.

Renjun nudged the maknae while Chenle whacked his arm before looking at Hannah, “We wanted to cook for you because you always cook for us.”

“Let her breathe, guys,” Mark laughed and pried Jaemin off of her, “let the officially 19-year-old breathe.”

“Did you like my surprise?” Haechan asked her, making her turn around to face him.

She kicked him in the shin, “I was surprised! You didn’t warn me, I probably looked stupid!”

While Haechan overdramatically held his leg and complained about the pain, she just sighed and looked at everyone.

“Thank you guys, I really appreciate this.”

“Yeah, don’t get sappy on us,” Renjun stuck his finger into her cake’s frosting and rubbed it on her nose. A silence passed between everyone as they watched Hannah blink slowly and hand the cake to a now quiet Haechan who was watching with wide eyes.

“Hwang Renjun, you have three seconds to run,” she, much to the staff’s dismay, grabbed a cupcake and started running after Renjun who yelled and ran away from her and down the hallway.

“You said I have three seconds!” “I counted three seconds!”

The rest of the boys watched in amusement before turning to Chenle.

“Not the distraction I was hoping for,” he began, “but more entertaining for sure. Haechan hyung, you keep Noona unsuspicious. Jaemin hyung, you have everyone’s gifts, right? Can you message Jeno hyung and remind them to keep those hidden? Mark hyung, you’re on vlog duty, and Renjun hyung, too, when he comes back hopefully alive. Jaemin hyung, Jisung, and I will go ahead to set everything up.”

The five boys nodded at each other, ready for their surprise for Hannah.

“When I said keep Noona unsuspicious, I didn’t mean blindfold her.”

Chenle’s voice reached Hannah’s ears the moment the car doors opened. She snorted at the younger boy’s accusatory tone and the following sounds of Haechan defending himself.

A hand that she immediately recognized as Jeno’s due to their matching pinky rings held hers as he assisted her out of the car. She missed a step, making her stumble forward. An extra set of hands caught her, taking place on her waist as they steadied her.

“Careful, Little Na,” Jaemin’s voice spoke from right in front of her. “We don’t want the birthday girl getting hurt.”

“Maybe if you guys took this blindfold off,” she poked forward, smirking when she felt Jaemin’s chest and heard his small grunt of surprise.

A chuckle from next to her caught her attention, making her snap her head in that direction. Mark.

“As you guys can see,” Mark explained, likely talking to a camera as a different pair of hands took hers from Jeno, “Hannah has absolutely no clue what is going on, and Chenle is somehow guiding her while walking backwards without tripping.”

“It’s his house,” she could imagine Jeno shrugging.

She just shook her head in amusement and focused on where her feet was going, following Chenle’s quiet directions of where to place her steps.

The sound of the door opening was immediately followed by the smell of Chinese food filling her senses. It seemed a lot compared to what she originally thought her two kids were going to cook.

Suddenly, she could hear Jisung’s hushed whispers speaking to Chenle. The latter let go of her hands while someone—she assumed Jisung— stood by her side.

“You’re gonna love this, Noona,” Jisung looped his arm through hers and brought her a few steps forward.

“I know I will,” she laughed, “I can smell food that I didn’t think you two would think of cooking.”

“About that,” he sounded sheepish, “we actually didn’t cook you food. We have a different birthday surprise.”

With that, Jisung gently tugged her blindfold off. She was met with Chenle’s couch filled with toys and small clothes. She looked at it confused as her eyes adjusted to the light.

“I’m pretty sure I won’t fit in those,” she noted as five other boys stood by her and Jisung.

“No,” Jisung smiled before pointing down the hallway, “but they’d fit him.”

Hannah laughed and turned her head, expecting to see maybe Chenle in teenager-sized versions of the baby clothes in front of her, but she was met with another sight.

Chenle did come out from the hallway, but in casual clothes. No, the only thing different was what he had in his arms. A small puppy rested close to his chest, seemingly just waking up. Its tail wagged as soon as it noticed Hannah, much to her surprise.

Jisung gently pulled her arm, making her sit on the floor while Chenle mirrored their actions from where he stood. He gently placed the puppy on the ground.

“Go on,” Chenle encouraged the puppy, “go to your new mom.”

“Mom?” Hannah asked as the small puppy ran right to her, resting itself on her legs and looking up at her expectantly.

She picked him up as the other members gathered around her, sitting on the floor with her. Mark was filming her as she picked up the puppy and brought it close to her face, smiling as it licked her. Jaemin, on the other hand, was already looking at the little dog clothes while Renjun and Haechan were picking which toy to try out with the puppy first.

“Hi,” she smiled at the puppy, letting out a small laugh as it started licking her nose, “you’re an excited puppy, aren’t you?”

“And he’s yours,” Chenle approached, sitting in front of her. “Happy birthday, Noona.”

“Chenle,” she pulled him forward with her free arm, giving him a hug and pressing a kiss to his cheek, “why are you so sweet?”

“I heard from Yoonmi that puppies help relieve stress and anxiety,” he grinned at her, “I just want you to feel better.”

“Noona,” Jisung poked her cheek, “I helped, too! I help choose him, and I got all the clothes and toys and other stuff!”

Hannah chuckled, turning to kiss Jisung’s cheek as well, “You’re sweet, too, Sungie.”

“So,” Mark’s narration caught her attention, “Hannah finally received the gift Chenle and Jisung have been preparing since June. What are you gonna name him, Hans?”

She looked up at Mark, seeing a proud smile on his face, one that made him look like a big brother watching over his little siblings. It clicked in her head, already knowing what to name her new puppy.

“Minnie,” she smiled, “I’m calling him Minnie.”

Everyone cheered at that. Jeno looked at her with a smile as he patted Minnie’s head, “I think you should let Minnie’s uncles play with him before they explode from cuteness aggression.”

The uncles in question were the three who were looking through Minnie’s possessions which were all apparently purchased by Jisung. Hannah laughed at their excited looks and let Minnie on the ground.

“I get him first!” Haechan yelled, immediately being countered by Renjun and Jaemin. She laughed while getting up.

“I’ll go get us food, you can open presents after,” Jeno headed to the kitchen, dragging Jisung with him.

Mark laughed at her confused look as he shut off the camera, “You didn’t expect us to let the maknaes outdo us, did you?”

“I kind of thought you all contributed to this.”

“No, this is all ChenJi, you can watch it when they upload it,” Mark gave her a rare full hug, discreetly pressing a kiss to the side of her head. “Happy birthday, little sister.”

With that, he walked to the kitchen to get food, as well, leaving her in the living room with a satisfied smile. As much as Mark and her joked around and messed with each other, he had never forgotten to treat her like she was his own little sister when it counts, ever since they first met. She was thankful for it.

“Noona,” Chenle called her attention, a knowing smile on his face, “Minnie? Like Minhyung?”

“I don’t say it much,” Hannah shrugged, “but I’m actually really glad to have him as a big brother. I do look up to him, you know?”

Chenle nodded, “I know.”

“Never tell him I said that,” she laughed while watching Chenle open his small side bag, “What are you doing?”

“I wrote you something,” Chenle shyly handed her a small brown envelope. She looked at him curiously, but he just smiled at her. “Read it before you go to sleep.”

“I will,” she pulled him into a proper hug, “Thank you, Lele.”

“Anything for you, Noona.”

(Jeno smiled as he saw Hannah hugging Chenle before he turned to Jisung, nudging the younger boy. “How’d you get Minnie to run straight to Hannah? I’m pretty sure Renjun had food in his pocket.”

Jisung snorted. “Chenle stole one of Noona’s sweaters every week and had Minnie sleep in it. I didn’t think it would work, but it apparently did.”)

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Stray Kids September Reading 2023

Note: please take it lightly

Bangchan

Love: Remember that person he was stalking? Well it seems like Chan has a little competition here, because despite having a huge crush on them he also figured out that this person is already on a relationship which made him very sucky and pouty about the whole thing. 

Career: He has been working a lot lately, I feel like he has been training to the point of exhaustion sometimes simply because there’s new skills that he wants to be perfect in. I have to admit that chan is working a lot and giving a lot of himself at the moment to please the fans and the audience. 

Self: Chan is going through a very creative period, where he has new ideas and new concepts in mind. It feels like he is working a lot on those to make them come out into fruition and be able to express himself in other ways. He is also figuring out new ways of communicating with the fans. 

Minho

Love: There was a huge conflict between him and his partner. I couldn’t figure out the reason why they argued, I just know it was really a big argument to the point where he has been completely ignoring and avoiding them lately. So for now I don’t really know his relationship status. 

Career: I keep believing that Minho isn’t happy in the group partially because there’s a lot of dishonesty within the group but also with the company that keeps seeing them as less than human beings. Minho thinks the company aren’t taking action for the consequences it brings upon the members and himself and that the whole thing is unfair on why some members have the right to certain things while others don’t. 

Self: His self doubts about everything in his life have been blocking him a lot from the potential good things in his life. I believe that this time, Minho is lacking of emotional maturity to deal with the things that upsets him. 

Changbin

Love: This boy is annoying when it comes to love, because once again I am picking up on his self negative thoughts about love, in a way where he believes he doesn’t deserve love. So he restricts himself from being in a relationship despite being in love or having crushes. 

Career: Thankfully he is learning to be more spontaneous and I think he was finally able to get the green light to compose and to write again without having to follow a certain vibe for the group. This honestly makes Changbin happy because he is able to show his colors instead of having to adapt to what “some people” and the company expect them to do. 

Self: He is working a lot of forgiveness, both for people he loved that hurt him and for himself because he knows he hasn’t been easy to deal with either. Changbin is moving on from all the nativity in his life which is very good. 

Hyunjin

Love: His co-dependencies never end and although he knows with his crush it’s over, that doesn’t stop him at the moment from trying to get affection from others in a way to show his crush that he is done with them but at the same time I think Hyunjin is self eluting himself since there’s a lot of inner feelings that he is ignoring. 

Career: He will be probably traveling somewhere soon for his work, but other than that, I see that Hyunjin is living a very fast paced life when it comes to his career. He just keeps going through his schedules without complains. I am a bit worried about this because he doesn’t seem like resting much 

Self: Hyunjin is going through a very dark period of his life in a way that even himself cannot see. From what I see, he doesn’t eat much, does a lot of restriction without even noticing (so if he doesn’t eat It’s not order of the company but him that doesn’t even notice that he isn’t taking care of himself). I see some type of addictions, probably drinking too much but I cannot be sure of this since it could be only related to his shadow self that is very prominent at the moment. Also Hyunjin is like being very hyper sexual too, which could be the reason why I see negative attachments. 

Han

Love: I think Han is on a relationship at the moment that just begun but the not so good side of it is that he already created a emotional dependance on this person the same way he did with his ex. It seems like it’s the only way he has to reassure himself of his relationships. 

Career: He doesn’t trust one bit on his company, at least not with the projects for his solos. Just like Minho, he is bittersweet on certain things and doesn’t understand why there’s always some other members that get to get all the credits

Self: He is working a lot for his career, and it seems like his productivity is the only thing that matter for him at the moment. Han as a strict routine he is following in order to show his company what he is capable of providing for the group musically speaking. 

Felix

Love: This boy is completely lost with his life to be honest, especially when it comes to love. He lacks direction, he doesn’t know what he wants, what he craves, what he needs. And every time it seems like he finds a way to create arguments with the ones he loves without understanding why 

Career: His sponsor isn’t very okay with the few contracts that they made and there’s definitely some delays when it comes to his solo projects. Felix is dependent on the money that is being used and for the moment he hasn’t been reaching nor being able to proceed with the rest of his projects. 

Self: He has been very introverted lately, he doesn’t speak much with people and he is often alone, in his mind trying to work on his self worth and development. I am just scared that he isn’t taking care of his proper needs;

Seungmin

Love: His relationship is going perfectly fine, it’s full of good things and Seungmin and his partner are still able o see each other and having a heathy relaitonshio/ for now everything shows long term success for their love. 

Career: Lately he has created healthy and clear boundaries with the company and his sponsor so things seem to be going rather well for him. Seungmin is happy with his situation, he is able to speak his mind without being afraid and he has become a lot more independent as well. 

Self: At the moment his energy is very strong, because Seungmin is full of ambition. He now knows what he wants for his career, what are his goals and how to access them so he is taking a lot of shadow actions in order to get what he wants. 

I.N

Love: Single, this boy is just living his life and having fun with his friends. I feel like he goes out a lot, he parties with other idols too. He is just a young man enjoying his life as a young adult.  

Career: What the company makes him do isn’t aligned with his personal values and because of that Jeongin has a lot of decisions to make that sometimes overwhelms him. Because he doesn’t like his idol image but at the same time he cannot change it. 

Self: He is expanding as a person, he is working on himself and trying very hard to have overseas opportunities for himself and his career. Jeongin is focused more on himself than the group at the moment. 

[mitsvriii]

An Arrangement

A/N: I’m hoping on the Arranged Marriage with Ayato train. This fic will have multiple parts. The reader will be referred to as _____ and not Y/n

TW’s: mentions of forced marriage

Part 2

You sat there itching your arms underneath your kimono. You had been waiting for your fiancé to show up for around ten minutes. You knew his schedule as the Yashiro Commissioner was busy, and that he wasn’t a fan of your and his arrangement but he could at least try to pretend that he cares.

Looking to your right, you could see your mother fanning herself. She seemed to be unbothered by your fiancé’s tardiness. She put her fan down and took a sip of her tea before clearing her throat.

“Do you remember your lessons?” It was a simple question but it held so much meaning.

“Yes mother”, you replied with fake earnest, “After all, that’s all I’ve learned. It would be a shame if I’d forgotten.”

Seemingly pleased with your answer, your mother took another sip of her tea before fanning herself again. Sighing to yourself you took a sip of your own tea. Your eyes brows raised in slight surprise. Komore Teahouse lived up to its expectations.

“Mother do you think we should leave?” You asked after a couple of minutes.

“And why would we do that?” Your mother’s gaze lifted to yours, her tone and look sharp.

“Lord Kamisato is fifteen minutes late, maybe it’s best if we-“

“We will wait,” there was no sign of protest in your mother’s voice,” We will wait no matter how long it takes. We need this marriage to work out.”

Nodding you looked down at your tea, by ‘we’ she meant her and her husband, your father. You knew that this was never about you, they just wanted something to gloat. Their daughter marrying the Yashiro Commissioner, it would be the small talk of all of their stuck up dinner parties and their-

“Apologies for being late, my meeting with the Kojou Clan took longer than excepted. I apologize for the late intrusion”.

You froze up, you knew that sly and rich voice from anywhere. You looked over your shoulder to see Ayato and a blonde haired man. Your eye brows furrowed, who was he? Your thoughts were interrupted when you could feel an arm tug you up.

“Not at all Lord Kamisato! It wasn’t a long wait, we could even throughly enjoy our tea.” Your mother spoke as she gave him a big smile, still gripping your arm. You gave him a look out of the corner of your eye.

‘What was in this girl’s tea?’ You thought to yourself.

A chuckle escaped Ayato, although it seemed forced. He and your mother continued talking like you were never here in the first place. You tried tugging out of her arm but the lady had a grip like steel. Your eyes looked up at the blonde who had entered with Ayato. He seemed to be looking at you with worry, noticing your mother’s grip on your arm.

“Excuse me, if you don’t mind me interrupting I could take Ms. Shinsetsuna for a tour at the rest of the tea house. Since you mentioned she liked the tea”, the blonde spoke up. And god did he have a calming voice.

Looking down at you, your mother nodded. Letting go of you she looked at the blonde.

“Of course, that way Lord Kamisato and I can discuss features of the arrangement in private.”

Nodding the blonde motioned for you to follow him to which you did in a hurry, not bothering to hide the fact that we wanted to get out of there.

When you both exited the room you immediately turned and gave the blonde a ‘thank you’.

The blonde simply smiled, “It’s not problem really. Oh right! I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Thoma, Lord Kamisato’s personal retainer”.

You nodded at his words, “I presume you know who I am then?”

Thoma also gave a nod, “Of course, Lord Kamisato has informed me of your arrangement. I’m happy to do what I must for you, since you’ll be my Lord’s mistress.

You gave him a wry smile, you didn’t want to spoil Thoma’s mood with your complaints about the arrangement. You were going to have to suck it up and hope for the best. For your sake and for Thoma’s, because honestly Ayato could suck it right now.

[count-alucard-tepes]

Headcanons and a short fanfic for my Kengan Ashura/Omega hotties - the monster of Manila : Rolon/Lolong Donaire🎖️

He’s very particular about what he eats and tends to do most of his own cooking. His favorite food is Sinigang which is a sweet and sour filipino soup served with rice.

After the Kengan vs Purgatory tournament, he's become much more social and often hangs out with Kanoh, Ohma, Okubo, Joji and Kureishi.

He gets a lot of attention from the ladies but he's pretty shy about it though he wants to get married and have a couple of kids soon.

He wants to retire from fighting before he hits 40 and train students instead.

He's really bad at being a mentor because of how stern he can come off but he's trying his best to look more friendly.

A unexpected date...

There were always different celebrities that attended the Purgatory events as Todoya loved being in the presence of influential people. Some performers would perform during the halftime shows which was a big hit and brought in a lot of money for the mega-mogal.

A chart-topping and award winning artist was visiting Purgatory for the first time and of course Todoya wanted to give them a personal tour before introducing them to his top gladiators, "I'm so glad you could join us tonight, Y/N, I have to admit I've been trying to get you here for a few months now", Todoya said with a confident smile as he offered his arm to Y/N, after linking arms, he gently held a hand over theirs as they walked .

"Is that so? Well I am honoured, Mr Todoya...", Y/N replied with a smile as they knew that all too well but their schedules haven't been the easiest recently, "...I'd love to meet your gladiators if you don't mind".

"...but of course! You are a favorite amongst them, I must add", he said with a chuckle as Y/N laughed a little with raised brows.

"Oh my, I guess I'll have to prepare myself then", Y/N said with a smile.

Todoya would immediately take them to meet his A-listers and kings.

Nicolas was quick to make his way over to kiss the back of Y/N's hand, "...the photograph and videos do no justice to your beauty, mon amore".

"Such kinds words, thank you, sir...", Y/N said with a humble smile.

Many of the A-listers came to talk with Y/N and took photographs with them but the Kings were no where to be see much to Todoya's annoyance, he truly wanted them to be photographed with Y/N too. He couldn't be that upset though...both of them were fighting tonight.

Todoya swooped Y/N to the VIP section and they watched the match, "...ah that's one of the Kings, Rolon Donaire...he's one of the strongest".

Y/N watched with interest but when it started to get brutal, they would occupy themselves with snacks, "...I can see that", they murmured, "...I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be right back".

By then, the match was long done and Rolon had won.

Y/N didn't have any security with them when they were cornered by a person that was also a guest of Todoya's that just happened to be a big fan too but the conversation got a little uncomfortable.

"I'll be heading back to Mr Todoya, I'm sure he's wondering where I am by now...excuse me", Y/N said before the fan grabbed their arm.

"Perhaps I could buy you a drink instead...", the person said with a smile.

"...I appreciate that but not right now", Y/N said gently but looking a little distressed by this action.

"Oh come on, just one drink", he pressed, closing the distance between them.

"I believe they declined your offer...so leave...now", Rolon said from behind the man.

Immediately recognizing Rolon's voice and let go of Y/N before turning around to see Rolon Donaire and Arashiyama Jurota standing behind him.

"R..Rolon....Arashiyama...I...was...", he stuttered.

"...going to apologize and then leaving...as soon as possible", Arashiyama said calmly.

"Y...yes, of course...", he said before turning to Y/N and apologized profusely before running off, only to bump into Todoya who glared at him and took note of the situation.

Arashiyama approached Y/N as the gentle giant he was and offered a little smile, "...are you okay?", he asked gently.

Y/N looked up at him and nodded gently with a weak smile, "...yes, thank you, sir...".

"Thank you both for protecting Y/N...I appreciate it", Todoya said as he gently placed a comforting arm around Y/N's shoulders and gestured for them to leave.

Rolon had already been walking away when he heard Y/N and stopped.

"Mr. Donaire...thank you so much...", Y/N said gently, a little croak in their voice, biting back their tears as they looked at him.

He gestured his acknowledgement with a wave of his hand before walking off with Arashiyama.

"...Todoya is going to have that man killed...that's the person he wanted to perform at the big event coming up...", Arashiyama murmured as they went back to locker rooms.

"...it's best he weeds out all the scum now...we don't need men like that in Purgatory...he doesn't even deserve to be called a man", Rolon said calmly.

"I agree...", Arashiyama replied.

Somehow or the other, Todoya managed to secure Y/N's performance at Purgatory's most extravagant event.

Y/N made their way to the location so they could practice a couple times that week before the event.

"...okay, I'm exhausted...I'm gonna take a break", Y/N laughed as they took a seat on the floor and drank some water before looking around the venue, "...this place is so freaken cool...wait...who's that?".

Y/N squinted out to see a few fighters watching them practice before spotting Rolon Donaire.

"Mr. Donaire! I didn't know you were here!", Y/N said before quickly going off the stage and towards him.

He was a little surprised by this reaction but played it off like this was completely normal, "...wow they really ignored the rest of us here...just for Rolon...out of everyone", Fei huffed as he relaxed in his seat.

"...it's good to see there's so much of security around you...Todoya wasn't taking any chances", Rolon commented.

"Yes...he's been pretty adamant about it and so has my father and PR", Y/N admitted.

"Its good, you are an important person after all", he replied.

Y/N smiled weakly at this, "...I didn't get to thank you properly the last time...if you're free, maybe we could go for dinner".

Fei and Liu's jaws dropped at this, "...what?! A date with Rolon out of everyone?! Y/N, you can't be serious?! He's so boring!", Fei gasped.

Rolon shot him a glare as a warning, "...there's no need, Y/N...".

"Yes, there is! Please...anywhere you want to go, its my treat", Y/N pleaded before taking Rolon's hand into theirs.

Rolon couldn't help but blush a little in response before giving a stiff nod.

"Then it's a date! Here's my number...text me when you're free and I'll set everything up", Y/N said before writing their number down and giving it to him.

Y/N would head to practice and Rolon would place the piece of paper into his trousers pocket before heading out of the arena.

The other gladiators were all in shock of what just happened before them, it was all just sensory overload.

Rolon couldn't help but smile a little before adding the number to his phone and texting Y/N that evening, he didn't mind a date. He'd get a text back almost immediately.

Omg I want to make this a chapter fanfic now😅😅😅 I love Rolon so much.

[gadriezmannsgirl]

HEY BESTIE!! just found your blog and I'm about to read your work. But I was wondering if you can write me a request? Please. One where Pedri (my love) is dating a female f1 redbull driver and how their relationship would be giving the schedule and stuff or if you don't know about f1 (idk) you can do like an actress!reader and pedri having a crush on her and pining over her? If you don't wanna do these, I completely understand! But be safe and have an amazing day/night.

Hi darling! Yes I can! Pedri is life, isn't he? Freaking precious (Even tho my weakness is Gavi😅). Tysm, I really hope you like my writing, please let me know!

I do know my bits of F1, not a really hardcore fan of it so I'm gonna take the Actress!Reader since I don't really know everything from it.

I did this while waiting for my class at Uni, so I hope you like it. And be safe too! Have a great day/night

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Hard Crushing - Pedri González x Actress!Reader

"Oh my god, Pedri. You're really watching again The Queen's Gambit?" Fernando, Pedri's brother, asked him after sitting on the couch next to him

"Yes I am, what about it?" Pedri said not taking his eyes off of the TV

"You're obsessed with her, aren't you?"

"I'm not, she's just a good actress!" Fernando gave him a look raising his eyebrows "Ok, maybe I do am a bit obsessed with her. But she's Beautiful, have you given her a good look? Fucking gorgeous" Pedri shook his head "And don't even get me started on her look in Last Night in Soho... AND! During Black Widow? My goodness" Pedri groaned already picturing you in said movies "Also, there were a few rumors saying she's going soon to be appearing in CM, it'll be awesome to see her as a doctora"

"CM?"

"Chicago MED" Pedri replied almost instantly looking at his brother crazily for not recognizing the TV show "Si aparece ahí, me encantaría tener las mil y un enfermedades solo para que me cure" (If she's appearing there, I'd love to have a thousand sickness just so she could cure me)

"Tú estas loco" (You're crazy)

"Thank god, she talks Spanish too" Pedri says out of nowhere ", that way I wouldn't embarrass myself more than I would probably do if I ever get to meet her"

... ...

"What do you mean Y/N Y/L/N will be here?" Pedri asked in disbelief stopping his training to hear the gossip from Balde, Araujo and Ansu

"Yes, she's coming to Barcelona apparently she'll be filming a movie here so she's gonna stay for a while" Araujo explained

"And she's fan of the Barça so" Balde ended

"I know she's fan of Barça, you don't have to tell me things I clearly know" Pedri stated making Gavi laugh "Tell me more about this visit, that I didn't knew about"

"¡CHICOS!" They were interrupted by Xavi "It's not time to gossip, we've a Clásico to win!"

Pedri watched Ansu, Araujo and Balde run off not without telling them a quick "We'll talk later"

... ...

"What do you mean I'll be cooking in front and for Y/N Y/L/N?" Gavi, Ansu, Alejandro, Ferran, Araujo, Lewandoski and Ter Stegen laughed out loud after hearing the news and watching their friend's reaction

"Yes, she's coming to Camp Nou for a whole day, she'll see you training, we'll be giving her a tour and after that we'll be doing a video with her and you were the chosen one. That will make you both good" One of the staff said "Or if you don't want to do it, we can have Gavi or Lewandowski, they were also very asked for"

"¡NO, YO LO HAGO!" (NO, I'LL DO IT!) Pedri yelled surprising the poor woman, the guys laughing once more before he composed himself and added a quiet "I mean... I don't have any problem to do it. I'd love to"

"Okay, it's settled then. Next Tuesday, Pedri"

Gavi speaks up after the woman left "This is your big chance, bro. Meeting Y/N Y/L/N, the girl you've been practically in love with ever since 2019"

"What if I mess up? Say something weird? What if she thinks I'm crazy?"

"I don't think you can mess it up that much, Pedri" Ansu said shaking his head "She's a normal girl, you can do this, I mean... What's the worst thing you can do or say to her?"

"Be confident" Araujo said showing him a thumbs up

... ...

Next Tuesday

Practice had already ended, you had already met briefly the players and they were practicing while you were given the little tour around Camp Nou.

Also, while you were getting makeup done, Pedri was showering and getting himself dressed.

"How will I be able to not embarrass myself in front of her, if just by hearing her name I go like if I have a worm inside me?"

"That's a bit gross, dude"

"¡Joder!" Pedri turned around quickly nearly giving himself a whiplash and soon wished he hadn't.

You were standing there right besides him.

"Hijo de...- Ya la cagué" (Son of a... I fucked it up already) Pedri mumbled to himself but you laughed completely hearing him

"También hablo en Español, cariño" (I also speak Spanish, darling) You said giggling finding really cute his awkwardness.

Truth is that you absolutely loved Pedri and were also a bit nervous, he was your favourite player currently at Barça. And meeting him was like a dream come true.

"Don't worry about it" You said "You're my favourite player and I'm sweating my ass off too" He laughed out loud turning around to see you wearing a smile on your face.

"I'm sorry, you're just... Incredible" You blushed "Like, I've seen all of your movies and series"

"You're incredible too" you said "Like... I always see your matches and you never fail to amaze me" Pedri smiled feeling himself blushing at your words.

"Thank you, it means a lot"

"What are you cooking today?"

"Honestly, I don't know" You both laugh lightly "I just hope that whatever I'm making won't give you a stomach ache"

"You can't be that bad"

"The only thing I do great is serve a glass of water and burned rice" You laughed

"I trust you" You said smiling lightly "You'll do great" You showed your fist up, waiting for him to bump his with yours, when you were called to start recording

"God, she's so beautiful" Pedri mumbled but you still heard it

"Thanks. You're pretty handsome too" He groaned making you laugh. You were teasing him but at the same time you were waiting for him to lose his nerves and you, lose yours.

... ...

Pedri thought this was the worst and best day of his life, you were chatting with him while he was cooking.

Don't get him wrong, you're beautiful and chatting with you was easy, his nerves turned into excitement while talking. But also, the talking with you made it for him a bit impossible to fully concentrate in the cooking.

He just hoped everything tasted good. Or eatable.

"This is really spicy" You said taking a bite from the chicken and coughing up a bit "Like really, really spicy" The whole crew laughed and Pedri covered his hands

"I'm sorry" He said

"No. I like it, I just wasn't expecting that much" You pronounced That heavier making them laugh once more "But still this is delicious" you gave another bite to the chicken showing a thumbs up

"Rate 0/10?"

"9" You said inmediately "For those who say Pedri can't cook"

"Yo tambien lo digo" (I also say it) Pedri, himself said it in disbelief, you liked his food.

"Probablemente me de un dolor de estómago mas tarde, pero, por ahora está buenísimo" (It'll probably give me a stomach ache later, but, for now this is good)

"Esto ha sido Cocina en el Nou, si te ha gustado deja un like y sigue al Barça en todas las redes sociales" (This has been Kitchen in the Nou, if you liked this video leave a like y follow Barça in all social medias) Pedri said as you both waved at the camera

You stood besides him giving him a hug and soon the cameras stopped rolling only for the staff to bring you a Barça shirt.

It was your size with Pedri's name and his number 8.

"Thank you!" You said smiling. Both of you posed for a picture as Pedri quickly signed the shirt for you "It was a pleasure meeting you" You said hugging him once more.

It was almost time for you to go

"CanIhaveyournumber?" He asked quickly as you blinked a few times to recover from his quickness

"Pardon?"

"Can I have your number? It was really nice meeting you too and I would love to chat with you more, without cameras if you'd like" Pedri said.

You smiled

"Only if you take me out on a date"

"Only one?"

"You need to win me over, González. If you keep this moves up, you'll do it in a snap of fingers tho"

You didn't need to say it twice.

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@gaviypedrisbride

[princessbettina]

Team: Harry Hook x Fem! Pro Women's Wrestler Reader

Summary: You are a pro women's wrestler in the extremely popular company known as the WWE. In one of your wrestling matches, it just so happens that your boyfriend, Harry Hook is watching and cheering you in the crowd, then helps assist you in a victory he believes you truly deserve.

(A/N: I know, I know. This might be one of the strangest Harry x reader story you have come across if you aren't familiar with anything pro wrestling related or if you aren't a fan of pro wrestling. Yes, I admit that I am a big pro wrestling fan and WWE fan and when this story idea popped into my brain, I had to write it. Please give this story a chance. I think you might enjoy it.

If you are unfamiliar with pro wrestling, WWE, or any of the WWE wrestlers named in this story and would like to know more about them, please research them!

Warnings: None. I apologize if there are any spelling or grammar mistakes in this. )

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You have been in the pro wrestling business (the WWE to be exact) for quite a while now and you've enjoyed every single experience of it. From tagging and teaming up with those same pro wrestlers that you have idolized since you first discovered what pro wrestling was, (such as Bayley, Liv Morgan, and Carmella-to name a few) in tag team matches, to having your own one on one singles matches against some of the greatest pro wrestlers in the business.

Being able to wrestle and put on incredible matches for the WWE universe was your first love and passion. You loved every single moment of it.

Your incredible, supportive, loving, and handsome boyfriend aka Harry Hook was super duper supportive when you knew that you wanted to become a pro women's wrestler.

Yes, at first Harry was hesitiant when you told him because he knew what wrestling was/is and he didn't want you to get seriously hurt or injured.

Thankfully, overtime and with a lot of explaining to him, Harry began to realize how cool of an opportunity this would be for you. He absolutely loved seeing how passionate and inspired you were to have your pro wrestling dream come true for you.

He 100% was on board and instantly became your number one fan and biggest supporter ever.

That warmed your heart so much!

From that moment on, Harry insisted that he help you with your trainings and workouts to help better prepare you for your matches, that of course would end up with him either showing off his extremely strong and handsome biceps and abs, or showering you with kisses that distracted you from the workouts and training.

He would even travel with you to the local in ring training sessions you had, even at the WWE performance center and watch you train in ring too, cheering you on from the side there too.

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Tonight was no different than any other match you've had in the past. You were scheduled to have a singles match against Dana Brooke. You had shared the ring with Dana a few times before so you were pretty comfortable in ring with her.

You were excited about this match and knew everyone watching would enjoy it. A few hours before Monday Night Raw started, (A/N: Monday Night Raw or Raw is one of the show days for WWE on tv. There is also Friday Night SmackDown. Two big brands that split the wrestling roster up in half and each wrestler on which ever brand get to help put the shows on either on Monday and Friday-I hope this makes sense and isn't confusing. Just in case anyone is confused and doesn't know much about WWE. Please look it up if you're confused or have any other questions.) Harry and you travled to the arena where Raw was being held. You two walked from your car to inside the arena and greeted the other wrestlers who were also getting ready for the show too.

You made it to your dressing room, as Harry followed suit behind you. That is where you got ready for your match as Harry helped you if need be.

You opened your suitcase that had your wrestling gear and went to go put it on in the bathroom that was in the dressing room, and moments later you reappeared into the dressing room and walked out to greet your pirate boyfriend who was smiling brightly and almost looked like he had stars in his eyes when he saw you in your gear.

"Ooh wow! You look breathtakingly beautiful, Y/n!" Harry chirped with excitment. Clapping his hands and continuing to smile ever so brightly. He steped towards you as his eyes trailed down to look at you in your gear from your head to your feet for a moment quickly, causing you to flush a tad before he reached out for your hand, in which you let him take hold of it as you blushed and smiled too.

"Thank you, my love!" You chirped while booping Harry's nose. He wiggled his nose and giggled softly.

"You nervous, darling?" Asked Harry, he raised his eyebrow as he noticed your facial expressions changed slightly for a moment from a smile to now a zoned out expression that had a bit of worry.

You snaped back to focus on Harry, softly humming as your eyes met his which began to relax your nerves. You nodded your head slowly.

"Oh yeah! I would be lying if I said that wasn't nervous. I can't pretend to be tough and hide my true emotions all the time." You replied as you softly smiled up at Harry.

Harry nodded his head at your answer. "You'll be fine, my beautiful lass. I will be right there, front row cheering you on, as so will everyone else in that crowd too. We're on your team, my bonnie lass." Harry winked down at you, causing your smile to grow to again.

You leaned towards him and snaked your arms around his waist as he pulled you in for a hug that you both shared, while giving you a kiss atop your head.

This always made your heart beam with joy and love.

"Aww, thank you, handsome. I always love and truly appreciate you and your sweet, loving, and encouraging words before my matches." You said while looking up at him with a bright blushy smile painted on my face as you were still wrapped around in Harry's arms.

He smiled down at you and kissed you nose, "Anything for you, my princess. Now, let's get you makeup ready, shall we?"

You both broke away from the hug as you giggled and nodded your head after hearing Harry's question. "I think that's a wonderful idea. Thank you, lovey! We shall." You squealed at his offer to help with your makeup and even hair too.

A little bit of time went by and Harry had just about finished applying the makeup to and on your face. The makeup look he did on you was brilliant and took your breath away when you saw it in the mirror upon his reveal.

Your pirate boyfriend surprised you in many different ways, good ways of course and his ablity to do makeup looks and his skills in makeup in general was something that always left you speechless in a good way. It always made you proud of him as he never failed to make you look and feel like a hundred bucks right before stepping out of the curtain and into the crowd.

You hugged and kissed him speechlessly all over on his face when he was finished with your makeup look. That was your way of thanking him and showing him how proud you were and are of him.

Harry hugged and kissed you back as he giggled and blushed. There was then a small knock on your dressing room door. When you traveled over to the door and opened it, you were greeted by one of the officials who were in charge of the scheduling for the show and to get everyone prepared for when they would be on camera or have to go out to the ring.

You were informed that you would be having a quick backstage interview with Byran Saxton (one of the WWE commentators) to talk about your match with Dana later tonight, along with what this could potentially mean for your placement in any of the women's matches at the upcoming PayPerView.

It was also noted that your match was going to be the second to last match of the night, which was perfect because it allowed you to relax your nerves and prep more before your match, and to relax more with Harry too.

That is exactly what happened.

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After your backstage interview, and after waiting and waiting and stretching backstage before your match as much as you could, the moment you and Harry were waiting for had finally come.

Harry and you had walked hand in hand together as you both traveled through the backstage area and made it to the waiting area curtain as a small tv screen had live footage of everything that was happening where the crowd and ring was.

Harry held your hands as you gently squeezed them and took a few deep breaths. "Relax my love. You can do this. You were born for this. I believe in you, and so do all of them out there." Harry whispered to you as he pulled you in for a quick hug which we shared.

You closed my eyes and nodded you head and smiled at him right before having to go out in front of thousands of people. "Thank you, my love. You're truly the best." You replied as you gave him a peck on his lips.

Right before your music hit, another manager of controlling the show and backstage stuff had approached Harry and you and asked if Harry wanted to stand and watch your match ringside. Hearing that offer brought a big smile on both of your faces. Having Harry sit and watch your match ringside was huge.

You and Harry quickly glanced at each other with bright smiles and then turned our attention back to the person who approached us. Harry agreed to the offer and was told to follow the person as he would lead Harry to his ringside seat by going backstage to get there.

Harry kissed your lips quickly before leaving to find his seat. "I love you, darling. You got this." Was the last thing your pirate boyfriend said to you before leaving. You smiled and blew him a kiss his way. "I love you too!"

And with that, you took a deep breath and before you knew it, your theme music had started to play which meant it was time for you to make your grand entrance.

You walked through the curtain and was greeted by the cheers, screams, and clapping coming from everyone in the crowd as you waved to them and strutted with confidence to the ring.

As you got closer to the ring, on the right side of the ring was when you spotted Harry in the spot that was promised to him. Your heart fluttered with excitment when you saw him smile brightly and cheer for you.

When you hopped onto the outer part of the ring, you stood tall and glanced over at Harry and pointed at him and then waved at him as he waved back at you. You were so excited to have him see you perform.

When you fully entered the ring by stepping through the ring ropes was when it was time for Dana to make her entrance. She made her way to the ring and stepped through the ropes and was in the ring with you now too. The referee had stood infront of you two for a moment before hearing the bell ring, which indicated the match was now ready to begin.

The match was on to a terrific start. Both Dana and you had moments of dominance, getting the crowd more and more invested in the match. The match continued more when all of a sudden, Dana had you caught in between the two middle and bottom ropes where she then kicked your core, causing you to stumble and fall out of the ring ropes and onto the ground on the outside of the ring, as Dana remained standing tall in the ring.

Where you fell just so happened to be the closest to where Harry was. The crowd was cheering for you to get up as you crawled over the baracade where you hoisted yourself back up and smiled when you saw Harry holding onto your arm when you got up.

"Go get her, love! Take her down" Harry whispered to you as you nodded and playfully smirked at him before quickly sliding back into the ring to beat the ten count (A/n:this is when the ref starts counting to ten, leading for whoever is in the ring the one who would win the match as a count out victory. The one who can't make it back into the ring before the count of ten is over would be counted out and lose.) as Dana was flaunting and strutting around in a pre victory for herself until that was cut short when you came back.

Dana grunted in annoyance upon your re-entry in the ring as she grabbed hold of the base of your neck and tights (A/n: that is what they-the commentators who are calling the match ringside for people watching on tv-call or use instead of saying your pants. It makes sense when you watch it and know/understand what's going on) and threw you to one corner of the ring. Slamming your head first into the second rope and the post too, that always hurt when that move was applied, but that was what wrestling was about after all.

You had regained your balance as you held onto the ring ropes with your strong arms that helped support you up. Dana was coming at you with her running round off cartwheel move that always puts her opponents away, except you.

Mere seconds before she would connect, you lifted up your leg and kicked her a little which stopped her from flying on top of you. Letting you get out of harms way you did just that as it was Dana now who was on the ground.

You stepped out of the ring ropes and climbed on top of the outside ropes, standing tall for a few seconds as the crowd loudly cheered you on more. Once Dana was on her feet and close by, you jumped off the ropes as you hit her with your elbow as you came down, crossbody style.

You went for the cover and thought you had the match won and so did the crowd, but at the last second, Dana kicked out at two and the match was still underway.

The match continued on more when Dana managed to throw you out of the ring again. You landed near where Harry was once again by the baracade. Dana stood proud and tall as she then laid her eyes on Harry. She knew that he was your boyfriend and she wanted to mess with him a little just like she was already messing with you in this match.

That was perfectly legal in the wrestling world.

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Dana grabbed hold of your kneck and scooted you little closer to where Harry was and made eye contact with him. "Is this your girl, pirate ?" Dana began to mock and toy with Harry as he stood up from his seat and had a little bit of worry fill his eyes.

You tried using Dana's hand to lift you back up to your feet, but she wasn't having any of that as she pushed you back on the ground. She then raised up her arms and flexed her muscles while smirking and looking more at Harry.

Harry wasn't having any of Dana's tricks. His worry then turned into slight anger and annoyace towards Dana. Harry leaned forward against the baracade and began to lightly slam his arm on it a few times, calling out to you, helping fire you up and hopefully win the match.

You heard Harry and that helped you start to get up on your own again. You smiled up at him as he winked at you and clapped his hands.

Without fully being aware and your back was turned behind your opponent, Dana pushed you right into the same baracade spot when you weren't looking, almost crashing into Harry this time.

Harry's mouth fell agape and quickly looked down at you to see if you were okay and then his eyes went back over to Dana. He narrowed his eyes at her as he shook his head.

Dana walked closer to where Harry was as a big smirk appeared on her face. "What are you going to do about it, huh pirate? Nothing. Just sit and watch me win and beat your girl!" Dana shouted at Harry, laughing at him as soon as she got her hands back on you.

Little did Dana know that her actions would soon have consequences.

Dana dragged your body back inside the squared circle and followed into it as well. Stepping through the ropes, Dana was about to throw her hands on you. Thankfully, you were able to block her and reverse a hit of your own on her.

You ran back and then ran towards Dana, letting her fall to the mat where you then threw hits on her, this fired up the crowd in a good way. They were on your side.

You proceeded to dominate Dana and could feel the match reaching its end, the win for you was in your finger tips.

You had thrown Dana into one corner of ring and you then back rolled and then got the crowd roudier when you threw both of your arms up in the air in a circular motion before motioning to Dana and throwing your body against hers. Successfully connecting with her's.

Suddenly, Dana managed to switch sides in the corner of the ring, resulting you to be in the corner of the ring now. She threw hits on you again and began to mock your own wrestling moves when you're in control during matches.

This wasn't to Harry's liking. When Dana wasn't paying attention, along with the ref, Harry sneakily jumped over the baracade and walked over to the side of the ring where you were closest to and stood there in your corner, sending you a wink and a playful smirk as you two locked eyes with one another for a moment.

Dana moved you to the middle, center of the ring as she remained standing by the corner in which you were near by moments ago. This gave Harry the perfect oppurtinity to strike.

You remained on the mat for a little bit more. The ref was distracted by checking on you and Dana had her back facing away from the ropes and where Harry was standing, she wasn't aware that Harry was near by.

Harry hopped atop the outer ring and held onto the ropes momentairly before he tapped his fingers on Dana's shoulder, causing the perfect distraction to Dana.

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When Dana felt Harry's touch, she turned around to face him as her mouth fell agape this time. Harry smirked at her and waved devilishly at her. You just so happened to see what was going on and you knew exactly what Harry was doing, causing you to smirk to yourself too.

"Nuh uh! I don't think so, Hook! What do you think you're doing?" Dana began to shout and question at Harry once more. The ref was still distracted which allowed Harry to complete the distraction by jumping off the ring post and on his feet to quickly grab hold of Dana's ankle and pull it towards him, causing Dana to trip in her corner.

Harry chuckled to himself as he quickly backed away from the ring, his arms up to show that he wasn't the cause of Dana's fall. Avoiding a potential disqualifcation for you if the ref saw.

The ref and you got up and seeing a fallen Dana made you smile devilishly. You knew this was your final moment to shine and bring home a win.

You stood up and walked over to Dana and picked her up. She leaned against the ropes for a moment before you pulled her towards you and wrapped your arms around her tightly, bear hugging her almost as you twisted your body and slammed her down on the mat, successfully hit the Bayley to Belly suplex move you were allowed to use from Bayley herself as she was one of your goodest friends.

You lifted up Dana's leg and the ref began to count to three via pin fall. The crowd's count was large as it echoed through your ears.

"One...Two...Three!"

The final bell was heard and the crowd cheered and clapped.

You won the match against Dana.

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A big smile appeared on your face the second you heard the bell ring. Your theme song began playing again as the crowd continued to cheer and clap for you. The ref held up your arm in victory and then left the ring.

You danced happily a little to your theme song and then smiled brightly when you saw Harry slide through the ring ropes and instantly hugged you, causing you to smile and giggle.

"You did beautifully, my love! I'm so proud of you." Harry said to you as you and him both shared the hug some more. You kissed his cheek and thanked him, which caused him to blush in which you thought was adorable.

"I did it! I did it!" You squealed as you jumped up into your pirate boyfriend's arms as he caught you and held onto you.

"We did it, my love." Harry assured, raising his eyebrow playfully at you as he smiled and kissed your cheek.

"We sure did! I am so proud of us. We one day need to be in a tag team match. I think you'd make one handsome and incredible pro wrestler, Har-bear." You chirped and giggled at him as he also giggled and smiled more.

You and Harry exited the ring, walking back up the ramp entrance while high fiving some of the fans in the crowd as you passed by.

This was a match and moment you knew you would never ever forget.

-The end

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+bonus: "I think you and I should team together and be in a tag match here one day, my love. I think you would be amazing." You winked at Harry. He smiled and put his hand atop of his heart. "Thank you, lass. I think we would make a pretty great and strong tag team too. I'll keep that in mind / consideration, I promise, love."

You smiled starry eyed hearing his answer / response. You hoped Harry would want to join you in the pro wrestling business and be a wrestler just as you were one too. It excited you just thinking of the possiblites of Harry and you together as pro wrestlers.

"Whatever happens, just know that we'll always be on each other's team, my love." Harry winked and smiled at you, as you blushed and gently booped his nose.

"I love you!" You smiled and giggled at him before you leaned towards him and gave him a kiss on his lips as he glady kissed you back.

"I love you, too!" Harry replied as his lips remained close and atop of yours for a few more moments as the kiss continued more.

You and Harry both knew you have bright futures together and that you two can accomplish anything no matter what. This truly was an exciting time for you both and you knew you both felt the same exact way.

+ end of the bonus!

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Thank you all so much for reading. This is my first official Harry Hook and reader story and I really like how it turned out. Harry means the world to me, I love him (and Thomas) to death and when it came to wanting to write a story about him, I struggled for a bit because I literally had no good ideas at that moment.

Writers block was bad. But I over came that when I got the idea to write this story and include two of my fave things, Harry and pro wrestling.

I hope you all enjoy this and I can't wait to write more of Harry and of Thomas and his other characters more soon! <;3

[bangers2]

Weekly Music Roundup 28/6/24 :)

Heya! I've had a lot more free time lately to listen to some new music, so I'm going to be sharing what I listen to each week through a Friday Tumblr post. I'm aiming to listen to an album (or EP, compilation, DJ mix, etc etc) a day, and this week my schedule wasn't perfect, but I found a lot of great stuff nonetheless and want to talk about it!

Look at this pic I took omg. just wanted 2 share ^_^

Tinashe - BB/ANG3L (2023)

I'd always been aware of Tinashe, but hadn't taken the time to deep dive into her discography until she dropped the Nasty remix EP (JANE REMOVER REMIX????). "Nasty" is a banger obviously, but a lot of stuff on BB/ANG3L is excellent as well! She traverses so many genres with ease and excels at each of them. This is such a diverse showing, and it's very concise as well, having a runtime of just 20 minutes. I feel like anyone can find something they vibe with on here. Personally, my favourite track was "Gravity," a song with gentle vocals juxtaposed with a bit of a breakbeat moment. I always love a breakbeat and was shocked to hear one on here. Overall, BB/ANG3L was short enough to leave me wanting more, but in a good way. I hope that she builds upon this sound and vibe with her next album! I'm super excited to listen to Quantum Baby and listen to the rest of Nashe's discography.

Jane Remover - jane_remover_heatwave.zip [NTS Radio] (2024)

Real ones know that I am Jane Remover's no.1 fan. That is a vast exaggeration, but I love her music to bits and greatly enjoy these DJ sets she does. Each one has a different vibe and the ones she's been doing lately have been my favourites ever. The mixing is immaculate and the tracks she mashes up are always so unexpected but go so well together. I really loved heatwave, especially the mashup between her song "Lips" and the Carti song "Different Day." So damn hard. These sets are always the highlight of my month and always become mainstays in my DJ mix rotation. Give it a listen!

Mk.gee - Two Star & the Dream Police (2024)

I was a little intimidated to listen to Mk.gee (Mike Gordon), since I've heard so many great things about him. However, I heard "Are You Looking Up" in Jane Remover's new DJ mix and fell in love with it instantly. The guitar playing intrigued me since it sounded so...different to what I'm used to. The control Mike has over his instrument is phenomenal and allows him to create these really unique sounds and textures. There's a wonderful energy to all of these songs that I can't quite place. Due in part to the interesting guitar sounds, but also the really distant-sounding vocals, nostalgic melodies, and bits of noise peppered about, this album vaguely reminds me of something that would be heard in an empty building. Not the backrooms or anything, but like...a quiet mall in the suburbs. Is that weird? Probably. On songs like "Candy" the melodies sound really 80s to me for whatever reason, and...I don't know. The nostalgia? Regardless of whether I've placed the vibe or not, Two Star is a wonderful collection of hopeful, sweet guitar melodies interspersed with little bits of noise. I need more people to get on the Mk.gee train RIGHT NOW. What are you even doing with your life if you haven't listened to this? I can seriously see Mike becoming an all-time great.

lil hero - pawwwfect! (EP) (2023)

Okay, this is another one I found from Jane's set. "big flirt" is such a bop, and it sounds kind of familiar to me (upon further research, the song went viral in 2022 ish...I have no recollection of that year tbh.). It's a song that instantly puts a smile on your face with its sweet bubblegum production and wonderful vocals. This whole EP sounds like bright pink. There are pitched-up samples, bouncy uptempo grooves, and cute lyrics about falling in love all across pawwwfect, and I eat that shit up. I need lil hero and PinkPantheress to collab; I feel like that could change my life. All in all, it's a great 16-minute project that makes me feel like a...chihuahua in a pink purse. Which is exactly how I want to feel. Excited to hear what lil hero does next! :3

Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)

I've definitely listened to In Rainbows before but I don't think I ever properly digested it. It's an overwhelming album to take in upon first listen. I revisited it a couple days ago after not really liking it the first time I listened to it, and needless to say it clicked for me. I still need to listen to this a couple thousand more times to really get it, but as of right now I think In Rainbows is an excellent and innovative record that is as thought-provoking lyrically as it is gorgeous sonically. The whole album made me feel like I was spinning. I don't know why or how, but I physically felt sort of dizzy, like the world was trembling around me. Strange how music can do that. It's magic.

Not on free Soundcloud smh

Jelani Aryeh - The Sweater Club (2024)

I got this album in my Apple Music (do NOT judge me or you're BLOCKED. STOP IT.) recommended before it came out and was really drawn to the album art. As the no.1 "person lying on grass" fan and president of "person lying on grass" NATION I was intrigued, but also had absolutely no idea who Jelani Aryeh was hahah. I presaved but didn't listen to any of his discography and just listened to it when I realized it was out. The Sweater Club is a wonderful collection of indie pop jams that are warm and summery. The art matches the music super well - I felt like I was lying in the grass on a breezy summer morning as I listened, and am definitely turned on to more of Jelani's music now. Holy shit this was such a gorgeous record.

Kevin Abstract - Blanket (2023)

I listened to this at like...2 am and have no recollection of it, other than that it was filled with jams. I really liked "The Greys." Will probably have more to say about it after another listen hahaha.

Couldn't find this on Soundcloud, sorry!

Okayyyy and that was every album I listened to this week! (minus the relistens...which there were many of lol.) I hope you enjoyed reading my little ramblings and I hope you have a great week to come :)

Now i am going to sleep. In the morning i will listen to tonight's new releases. Today is stacked tbh

[happyzyx]

[240531] LAY ZHANG, Gifted icon on worldwide Music

Has been almost 20 years of career where Lay Zhang, the renowned original member and dance leader in EXO, has established himself in the global music and entertainment industry as a prodigious artist for whom the limits are only a transitory stage in which he carries his talent to the next level.

Since his arrival in Hollywood he has not stopped creating music in the company of big names in the industry, Jason Derulo, Steve Aoki, Will. Am. , recently a collaboration with Lauv. In addition to his multifaceted talent, he has displayed his skills as an actor in different projects such as the film “No More Bets” with a leading role and “A Legend” alongside Jackie Chan, who is his inspiration on this physical path. He has expressed daily commitment and discipline to continue progressing in this area of entertainment and has done without regrets at every opportunity.

Lay not only stands out for his countless skills and this successful development of his career as a soloist, but also his vision of the world has earned him a space of affection and support from fans around the world, to the point that apart from his native language Chinese, he has also ensured that his work have Korean and English versions as a tribute to his fans.

He is currently preparing his album completely in English with the help of his US-based company, “Range Media”, with whom he has worked since 2023 in the globalization of his career. This project as a soloist is supported towards perfection with solid foundations in the training he received during his training as a K-pop artist and all the effort that he himself makes to bring the richness of Asian culture to the world through his art.

From a busy schedule of promotional stages for his new song “Psychic” Lay connected exclusively with Rolling Stone Korea to share these experiences.

1. [RSK] Lay! Welcome to Rolling Stone Korea! Is a pleasure to welcome you to this experience as a soloist after witnessing your great achievements in EXO, can you share with us what the challenge has been to focus your career from former part of a group to your successful solo career?

Yeah, sure, compared to team activities and solo activities, you know? The truth is that new responsibilities are assumed and this time you are the one who leads everything. With the members of a group you always feel safe because you simply have to do your part and do it well, it's the only thing you worry about so you can concentrate on the dance, just focus your energy on one thing, but if you do everything On your own, you have to take care of each of the other details that the work staff in a group already has worked out, many things like visual art, clothing, dancing, singing, everything.

So this made me very nervous, you know, a little stressed about it. I really learned how to be more organized, in addition to developing my creativity even more in all aspects.

2. [RSK] We are really excited about this new album completely in English you are preparing, let's talk about the creation and development process of this project:

Yes, I have worked very hard on it, we have made a team with good synergy, so this year I work with “Range Media”, which is one of the largest companies in the US, at the same time I also work with Warner Music Asia , which has a great agreement, so this team and its global impact tools will help me succeed. All of them have produced really good albums and now we can release this kind of album worldwide, there are many good tracks on it and maybe we will have many more surprises on the way.

Well, right now we released two songs. One of them is “Run Back to You” with lauv and the one we are currently promoting, whose name is “Psychic”, a song that has just been performed on stages in South Korea, well, that is the place where my dream began.

So I really appreciate it. And I appreciate once having opportunities to go on stage to deliver new musical ages to my fans."

3. [RSK] Psychic is a very dynamic and super enjoyable song, we saw that the video also has great audiovisual work and that particularly part of the charm is in the location, which I understand is Dubai, it was very beautiful, please share with us about this experience:

Yes, it was actually a very interesting experience, since we had a good director, who provided great inspiration. We discussed hard about the concept that each of us wanted to propose and we mutually learned how to find a meeting point that would make everything work synchronously. We came up with ideas for the concept, how to focus the view of the locations, the choreography and even how to distribute the people who participated in this.

We created something that, in addition to being professional, allowed me to enjoy the process and have fun. I even included that idea: in the video I chase a girl but in the end all I get is that the girls will turn into a camel.

4. [RSK] Another thing I really appreciate is that you try to join other cultures with so much respect. You know, you made this song even in Chinese, Korean and English. So let's talk about this initiative, you know, it's a different way of approaching and conquering new cultures.

Yes, for me as an artist, the idea of combining culture with culture is fundamental. And also, I am Chinese, this is my root.

“I learned many skills and abilities from the Koreans, and it is gratifying to be aware that we all now learn from each other, you know, the language, the customs, we try to take the best of each other, the US culture is one that I have also included in this learning. Right now it is a global market and the world demands balance, respect and tolerance from all of us.

We cannot focus on a single perspective or a single culture. I want the culture to be continuous, which then radiates a message where there is a transversalization that invites new generations to feel like our culture and vice versa.”

With this initiative I want to make people happy. I want young people to learn to value, love and respect every cultural legacy in the world.

5. [RSK] This process has been extremely successful also because you have a global support network through your fans. How have they received this evolution of Lay?

I think my fans are really amazing and they always support me, which makes them valuable to me because it's hard, you know, people just love you, they don't need any reason, they don't need compensation. I only want to love you because that desire to support you is born in their heart.

So receiving so much love and support, I just want to be perfect for them and try not to give up, try to do something good to never let the fans down,

That's what I can do from my job to make them feel how valuable they are to me, sometimes I can't explain what I feel, but really thanks to my fans, for being there no matter what.

6. [RSK] About what we see in your future and the work we are appreciating right now , what can we mention that your audience can wait for?

Well, this year I worked with David Stewart, who has worked with artists such as Shakira, he is really good, very talented and very creative. Well, he wrote a really good song for me that I hope everyone can enjoy, you know, it happened!

He also worked with A.G. Cook, who stood out as Beyoncé's engineer. Having him be my recording engineer made me feel very happy and honored, a high level of work.

Yes, I think this album is very close to pop music culture. So I hope everyone can listen and enjoy it.

7. [RSK] Since positioning yourself as one of the most prominent representatives in the world in the Kpop industry, you have become the reference for new generations in this genre, what do you think is the legacy you are leaving to the new generation of K-pop and global artists?

I think I'm always curious about why I'm here, why I live in the world. So when you receive a lot of support and love, you want to share that support and love with other people.

That's why I built my company CROMOSOME ENTERTAINMENT, which can help people who have a big dream in this career, with this industry. Because, you know, I met and know many young people who have a great dream aligned in this direction.

I want to be a good singer, a good dancer. And I want to be a good actor. So how can these guys do it? So if I have any power, I want to focus on supporting them.

“Because I received a lot of support and love from here, from Korea, so I think I have to use this power to share it with other people to help them succeed. That is incredible. It is important to know what you have, what you know and what you are leaving in the world.”

8. [RSK] The culture of your native country, China, is a culture that is recognized in the world by tradition and the legacy of civilizations. Art is something directly associated with your talents, you are intelligent and you open the doors of all these wonders with kindness to the world's people . What do you think is the message that, as one of China's representatives faces, you are sharing through your talent and work?

I guess I don't know if I'm up to the task of representing my country, but I'm Chinese and I do my best. That's the truth, I am or I try to be real. If you have the opportunity to get to know the culture, the good things about our people, you will not regret it.

We have a long history in this world, a life path that I want to share with people, our good stories, good and diverse food, beautiful places to visit, good music, all the good things that remain in your memories.

“I want to make an invitation to the whole world, I hope you can come to our country to visit, see, eat, and travel. If given that opportunity, maybe we will make people understand China better and understand our essence.”

I really want to share my art with the world, I want to meet my fans, so this year I will bring my tour and my new album to make us closer through this, so give me some time guys, this year I will make it happen.

[mousemannation]

this one isn't even particularly vintage- its from 2017- but it still tastes bittersweet to read.

I am new on this forum but I’ve been following tennis since late eighties. As an introduction a couple of words about myself: In the past years I was a big fan of Sampras, Edberg and to a lesser extent Becker. Nowadays I am a big fan of Federer and other players especially Wawrinka, Thiem, Dimitrov and DelPotro.I respect Nadal and Djokovic for their achievements although I rarely root for them as they are players who might threaten Roger’s records. But coming back to the topic. You’ll call me nuts but I believe Dominic Thiem is on the verge of elevating his game to the new level and starting wining big events including grand slams. Yes, I know he is 23 already and hasn’t done much in the big events except for RG semi last year. But I think he may be a late-bloomer just like Wawrinka was. He’s proved he’s got big potential and strong mentality beating the likes of Federer, Nadal (although past their prime) and Wawrinka. He just needs to fix two things: · Reduce his schedule and focus on bigger events (he overplays at the moment and lacks stamina during grand slams and latter stages of MS 1000) · His tactics regarding on-court position, now he usually stands too far behind the baseline which is not helping him on faster surfaces. This may require technique tune-up, he takes too big swings especially on FH side. I know it’s easier said than done but I believe he is capable of pulling it off. These may also have a lot to do with his current coach – who used to train Thomas Muster and we all know what his approach was back in the day. But once he fixes the above he’ll be ready to win the biggest trophies. I truly believe he may even have an outside chance to win Roland Garros this year (clay is his best surface and his current game style suits it best). However, my prediction is he’ll win 5-6 grand slam titles in his entire career including 2-3 RG, 1-2 USO and 1-2 AO. What are your thoughts guys?

[seyoonlgc]

TEAM UNKNOWN - final meeting solo (697)

what was the hardest part during these five weeks? what about the easiest part?

"Learning a language from scratch was pretty hard. Unlike Japanese, which was another language that was part of my training schedule some months ago, Mandarin is completely unfamiliar to me. I had to take a lot of time outside of the workshops to practice on my own and asked my Mandarin-speaking friends for their assistance. I know for the evaluation, we only had to learn one song, but Mandarin is such a complex language with multiple tones that even one song was a lot of effort to get right. The easiest part must be the acting workshop. I tend to have pretty vibrant expressions in general and am not shy about presenting myself."

what have you learned about yourself during this time?

"I learned that I am smarter than I expected. Academically, I mean. How do I put this...Everyone's born good at some things and not so good at others. I was always great at sports, had fantastic stamina, and was overall socially competent...But like, I failed tests before. My handwriting was so ugly in elementary school that it made my homeroom teacher squint as if she needed a new pair of glasses. The point is, I really didn't think I could learn languages but I am totally doing it. Korean, Japanese, and now Mandarin. You guys are probably used to seeing smart kids who can pick up everything super fast like, but I am kind of proud of myself. Just a little. Guess you can do anything if you just try really hard - the impossible can be done, huzzah!"

how do you see yourself in the current type zero lineup if you are given the chance to debut? what do you want to accomplish from here?

This question sounded familiar. Kind of like the one he answered for NKND. It was so easy back then - words really just flew out of his mouth because he felt so comfortable trying for that opportunity. The reason? Well, they were all trainees. Seyoon didn't think any of the kids in NKND were necessarily way better than him and in fact, to this day, still believed himself to be a better fit than some.

Type Zero, though...That was a group of debuted idols. He'd be trying to cram himself into the big-boys league. What if...what if they hate him? What if Type Zero's loyal fans didn't approve of him? With an older group, the audience already had an expectation. What if he didn't fulfill it? What if he couldn't fulfill it? Maybe the coaches there would be really hard on him too because they'd be used to working with more talented, skill-honed boys and be less sympathetic toward his struggles.

Seyoon was kind of scared and usually when something made him nervous like this, he'd...run away.

But then again, they wouldn't be having this meeting with him if they didn't think he was good enough to have a go, right?

Right?

Ahhh, could somebody just reassure him? Anybody! God? Stepmother? The ghosts of Christmas past?

"I think skill-wise...I am a pretty good fit as a vocalist." He started off somewhat lamely. "I feel like I have proven myself to be a fast learner and as a part of Legacy since 2022, completed all tasks and challenges thrown at me. I am adaptive and can adjust to a pre-existing team dynamic." Probably. If the current Type Zero members would enjoy the company of a loud, overly energetic, hyper-extroverted dude who did not know how to do his own laundry. "Also, I think Coach Changbin mentioned something about Type Zero members needing to be...more entertaining. When it comes to that, I feel like I have a lot of potential. I just started doing more variety and hosting stuff recently, but I think I can become great at it! Maybe I can be on more programs where I am just showing off my personality and making sure everyone's having a good laugh. That would be fun, wouldn't it?" In the end, he just wanted to amuse everyone. Plus get a nice, heavy-ass wallet. Mmmyes, Burberry. Valentino and Givenchy.

[bleachbleachbleach]

9/15 - 9/21/24

I am still working in all the same Renji 11 scenes as last week, having finished none and studiously continued to avoid the 0.5 scene. The closing Renji+Rukia scene somehow now also includes more Kensei and Hisagi and Rose than I'd anticipated, which kind of!! makes me want to drop Renji off a cliff!!!

But I'm getting fairly adept at taking very un-meditative snatches of time and just working with that--like, set a timer, 10 minutes, go. I STILL WOULD LIKE LONGER BLOCKS OF TIME, DON'T GET ME WRONG. I'd also love not to work 7 days a week, but reality being what it is, training myself to write in these 10-minute sprints is the next-best-thing that I need to be able to do. I've been doing them for a bunch of random things (in an attempt to combat simply never doing them, ever) and ending my days with a bunch of 10-minute sprints, but usually they're things that are much less intensive/experiential than writing.

For context, I have a spreadsheet with 5 goal categories for the week (3 work, 2 personal). Within these, there are three achievement tiers--a bare minimum goal (usually defined by time spent), a realistic goal, and a reach goal. (Blue = time attempted but not met; green = achieved; yellow = no attempt.) Below these there's a life/chore/fun bank split into weekly/monthly/quarterly/semi-annual tasks, which is where the 10-minute sprints originated. So it's like, 10 minutes on scheduling! Meal planning! Banking! Vacuuming! Tidying! Dishes! Reading! Reading fanfic! Tumblr!

My writing goals for this week went like this:

The blue fills are successful 10ish-minute sprints that I probably wouldn't have bothered to try if I hadn't successfully practiced them easier things. Victories!! Even if technically that is a picture of me not meeting my minimum goal 4 out of 6 days, I still feel pretty good about that, and about how the writing is going, process-wise.

To facilitate the 10-minute writing sprints, I've also just kind of given up and am writing fanfic on my work computer now, lol. And while I've never really been an effective user of the multiple-desktops feature, I do think it helps get me quickly into fanfic mode. I'm a big fan of these random default trees I picked out for the wallpaper, because the perspective shift/aerial view really makes me feel like I've flown away from work and am now someplace distinctly separate (somewhere in the Forests of Rukongai):

idk guys I just really like these random default trees <3 I love feeling like opening my fanfic doc is like swooping down into them. 🥺🥺

My goal for next week is to keep my streak of daily 10-minute sprints minimum, and ideally actually meet my stated minimum goal every day, instead. There's a decent chance this will be possible because as far as I know I don't have any extraneous obligations beyond the usual, except for Thursday. Could I finish Renji 11? Let's goooooo!